New Posts For Thread: Boston Bob - slow or what?https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29002007/boston-bob---slow-or-whatJust not good enough today, couldn't go the pace and RW had to use up far too much energy to get into the race, culminating with putting down at the last when asked up (sign of a tired horse)....I think he did well to finish second. Chasing type thatit was predictable and indeed I did predict it on the ruby walsh should read this thread threadthe big bucks ride should have been the model all weekhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29002007/boston-bob---slow-or-what?post_id=517654353#517654353it was predictable and indeed I did predict it on the ruby walsh should read this thread threadthe big bucks ride should have been the model all weekSat, 17 Mar 2012 17:41:44 -0500ruby has gotten too wealthy, and a tad arrogant thats the prob. plenty of lesser (paid) jockeys wud have snapped the ride up and won on it.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29002007/boston-bob---slow-or-what?post_id=517654101#517654101ruby has gotten too wealthy, and a tad arrogant thats the prob. plenty of lesser (paid) jockeys wud have snapped the ride up and won on it.Sat, 17 Mar 2012 17:29:51 -0500Anyone that can read a race can see it was a poor ride. He's an idle horse and only does what's asked of him. I Don't know why Ruby held him up off the pace so far back. Super horse and it was nothing to do with the ground. He made up a huge amount ohttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29002007/boston-bob---slow-or-what?post_id=517636575#517636575Anyone that can read a race can see it was a poor ride. He's an idle horse and only does what's asked of him. I Don't know why Ruby held him up off the pace so far back. Super horse and it was nothing to do with the ground. He made up a huge amount oSat, 17 Mar 2012 07:49:50 -0500spot on.why do people never say anything when he does this.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29002007/boston-bob---slow-or-what?post_id=517635397#517635397spot on.why do people never say anything when he does this.Sat, 17 Mar 2012 06:59:19 -0500Wasnt helped by the awful ride Ruby gave him. It seemed to favour being ridden prominently all week, and having shown how to ride a 3m race on Big Bucks, it was bizarre that he didnt use the same tactics on this one.Think he thought he was on Pegasushttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29002007/boston-bob---slow-or-what?post_id=517634459#517634459Wasnt helped by the awful ride Ruby gave him. It seemed to favour being ridden prominently all week, and having shown how to ride a 3m race on Big Bucks, it was bizarre that he didnt use the same tactics on this one.Think he thought he was on PegasusSat, 17 Mar 2012 06:15:45 -0500Needs dig, and plenty of ithttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29002007/boston-bob---slow-or-what?post_id=517620623#517620623Needs dig, and plenty of itFri, 16 Mar 2012 17:50:54 -0500Felt sorry for graham wylie to be honest,he deserves a good one with all the money he's put into the game,https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29002007/boston-bob---slow-or-what?post_id=517620257#517620257Felt sorry for graham wylie to be honest,he deserves a good one with all the money he's put into the game,Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:39:39 -0500Mudlark for sure - will probably win plenty of races in Ireland next winter and come to Cheltenham as a short priced fav againhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29002007/boston-bob---slow-or-what?post_id=517619321#517619321Mudlark for sure - will probably win plenty of races in Ireland next winter and come to Cheltenham as a short priced fav againFri, 16 Mar 2012 17:06:48 -0500Chasing type that needs soft groundBang on the button therehttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29002007/boston-bob---slow-or-what?post_id=517619043#517619043Chasing type that needs soft groundBang on the button thereFri, 16 Mar 2012 16:57:43 -0500Just not good enough today, couldn't go the pace and RW had to use up far too much energy to get into the race, culminating with putting down at the last when asked up (sign of a tired horse)....I think he did well to finish second. Chasing type thathttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29002007/boston-bob---slow-or-what?post_id=517610917#517610917Just not good enough today, couldn't go the pace and RW had to use up far too much energy to get into the race, culminating with putting down at the last when asked up (sign of a tired horse)....I think he did well to finish second. Chasing type thatFri, 16 Mar 2012 13:02:18 -0500